1997 RCA Championships – Singles
# 1997 RCA Championships – Singles

Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Magnus Larsson.

Jonas Björkman won the title, defeating Carlos Moyá in the final 6–3, $7–6^{(7–3)}.$

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

* Pete Sampras (third round)
* Goran Ivanišević (second round)
* Àlex Corretja (third round)
* Thomas Enqvist (third round)
* Carlos Moyá (final)
* Marcelo Ríos (third round)
* Todd Woodbridge (third round)
* Cédric Pioline (second round)
* Jonas Björkman (champion)
* Wayne Ferreira (semifinals)
* Alberto Berasategui (first round)
* Chris Woodruff (second round)
* Bohdan Ulihrach (second round)
* Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
* Thomas Johansson (first round)
* Magnus Larsson (quarterfinals)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | Magnus Larsson | 6 | 3 | $6^{10}$ | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Wayne Ferreira | 3 | 6 | $7^{12}$ | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Wayne Ferreira | 3 | 6 | $7^{12}$ | 10 | Wayne Ferreira | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Carlos Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jiří Novák | 3 | 5 | | 5 | Carlos Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Carlos Moyá | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Carlos Moyá | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | Carlos Moyá | 3 | $6^3$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | Jonas Björkman | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | Mark Woodforde | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 9 | Jonas Björkman | 6 | $7^7$ |
| 14 | Andre Agassi | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Andre Agassi | 3 | 7 | 3 | | Mark Woodforde | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 9 | Jonas Björkman | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Tommy Ho | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stark | $6^4$ | 3 | | Q | J Eagle | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Eagle | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | $6^6$ | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | M Larsson | $7^8$ | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | S Draper | 3 | 4 | | | F Santoro | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Nestor | 4 | 1 | | 16 | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | M Larsson | 6 | 3 | $6^{10}$ |
| 10 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | W Ferreira | 3 | 6 | $7^{12}$ |
| Q | M Tebbutt | 4 | 3 | | 10 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Kinnear | $6^7$ | $7^8$ | $0^r$ | | E Ran | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Ran | $7^9$ | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | | | 10 | W Ferreira | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
| | G Stafford | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | G Stafford | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | |
| | A Rădulescu | 4 | 5 | | | G Stafford | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | C Pioline | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Weidenfeld | 6 | 4 | 3 | | N Godwin | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Godwin | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | T Enqvist | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Tillström | 4 | $7^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | J Novák | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Novák | 6 | $6^1$ | 6 | | J Novák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Flach | 4 | 5 | | 13 | B Ulihrach | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | B Ulihrach | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Novák | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | A Berasategui | 7 | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Moyá | 6 | 7 |
| | R Fromberg | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | R Fromberg | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Merklein | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | M Merklein | 3 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | R Fromberg | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | B Karbacher | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Campbell | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | S Campbell | $6^5$ | 7 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | C Moyá | $7^7$ | 5 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 6 | M Ríos | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Bryan | 4 | 7 | 2 | | T Champion | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Champion | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | M Ríos | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | J Van Herck | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Woodforde | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gimelstob | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | C Woodruff | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | C Woodruff | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Woodforde | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 14 | A Agassi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | A Agassi | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| | D Sanguinetti | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | A Agassi | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Delaître | 6 | 6 | | | O Delaître | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Norman | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 14 | A Agassi | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | À Corretja | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Boetsch | 6 | 6 | | | A Boetsch | 2 | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | À Corretja | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | T Woodbridge | $6^6$ | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 6 | 6 | | | M Damm | $7^8$ | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | T Woodbridge | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | L Roux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | J Björkman | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | R Sabău | 1 | 2 | | | L Roux | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Smith | 2 | $6^4$ | | 9 | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | J Björkman | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | J Björkman | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 15 | T Johansson | $7^8$ | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Q | T Ho | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| WC | G Weiner | $6^6$ | 7 | 6 | WC | G Weiner | 6 | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Ho | 6 | 6 | | Q | T Ho | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Bryan | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | T Ho | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | J Stoltenberg | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Ondruska | 2 | $6^4$ | | | J Stoltenberg | $6^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Ivanišević | $7^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
